In the dance of life, we found our way,
Two souls united, come what may.
Side by side, hand in hand, we roam,
Love's partnership, our eternal home.
Your strengths are mine, my weaknesses you bear,
A love that's steadfast, a bond so rare.
In each other's eyes, we find our reprieve,
Together we conquer, together we believe.
Through trials and joys, we share the load,
A partnership of love, a well-worn road.
With every challenge that comes our way,
Our love deepens, come what may.
In your presence, I find my solace and might,
You are the stars that guide my night.
We complement and support, it's our delight,
In this partnership of love, our future's bright.
So, let us cherish this love so grand,
A partnership that helps us understand,
That together, we're strong and life's demands,
Will always be met hand in hand.
About the Creator
A Flower Song
Apparently the Aztecs, Toltecs, Chichimecs and other Mexica were crazy about poetry. Despite the book-burning, slaughter, and epidemics that characterized the early stages of the Spanish conquest of the empires of Mexico, some hundreds of poems from the height of their tradition come down to us in Classical Nahuatl, preserved by Nahua and Spanish scholars of the 16th century. One of the most famous poets, Nezahualcoyotl, was a sage-king who opposed the cult of human sacrifice associated with Tezcatlipoca, God of the Smoking Mirror, and favored Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent. Flowers and feathers were the favorite offering of the Plumed Serpent. Moreover, flowers and feathers are a metaphor for poetry. Individual words, scattered petals, the down of tropical birds. The temples of blood sacrifice could be transformed into temples of flower and song. A sublimated offering to the Heart of Earth and the Heart of Sky encapsulated in the Classical Nahuatl kenning for poetry: in xōchitl in cuīcatl, meaning, "the flower and the song." The following poem is part of a longer work, and is in a state of flux, so take the waters as they flow:
By Rob Angeli2 days ago in Poets
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